Overview
- A jury at Hove Crown Court convicted Ibrahim Alshafe and Abdulla Ahmadi of two counts of rape and Karin Al-Danasurt as a secondary party for filming and encouraging the assault.
- The court handed Alshafe and Ahmadi 21-year sentences and Al-Danasurt 18 years and six months, with each offender to serve an additional six years on extended licence when released.
- Prosecutors relied on CCTV, mobile-phone footage including a recording made by one defendant, witness testimony and forensic evidence to show the victim was targeted after becoming separated from friends.
- The victim gave a powerful impact statement describing lasting trauma and the judge called the attack 'entirely predatory and callous' while noting the defendants showed no remorse.
- All three men were living in Home Office-approved hotel accommodation in Lower Beeding at the time of the offence and ministers say deportation will be pursued after custodial terms subject to post‑conviction procedures and any legal barriers.